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Would you want your skeleton to be used as decoration and repentance-inspo? What if you were a 17th century Portuguese Catholic?

Destinations: Evora, Alcantarilha, and Faro

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Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty
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Bone Houses & Sardines Song performed by DARRENCORP (@darrencorp)

Thank you to our friend Dr. Paul Koudounaris for being so generous with his research and insight on charnel houses. Find him at @hexenkult on Instagram.


***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***

Koudounaris, Dr. Paul
The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses
Thames & Hudson, 2011
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